Updated on Sept. 10, 2021 Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many...
Sep 09, 2021COVID-19 has been a plague for democracy too
As those in vaccine-rich areas catch a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel, much...
Mar 12, 2021America turns the page
WASHINGTON — Fireworks exploding spectacularly over a nearly deserted National Mall on Wednesday evening closed a nail-biting day...
Jan 21, 2021An attack on America, the product of an authoritarian movement
WASHINGTON — Once they got inside, they were everywhere. A mob carrying bats, knives, chemical spray and handcuffs stormed...
Jan 07, 2021How to recognize fascism
As the saying goes, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. As the world commemorates the 75th...
Jan 07, 2021Attempted coup or auto-coup? Either way, an attack on the guardrails of democracy
WASHINGTON — Like yelling “fire!” in a crowded room, alleging an attempted coup is not something to be...
Nov 13, 2020How Trump is trying to cloud the presidential election result
WASHINGTON & DETROIT — At about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump falsely declared victory from...
Nov 04, 2020What do the Supreme Court’s voting rights rulings portend for the election?
Supreme Court decisions in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina this week demonstrated justices’ ability to either check accelerating...
Oct 29, 2020How to recognize fascism
As the saying goes, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. As the world commemorates the 75th...
Sep 04, 2020The American community organizer wanted for arrest by China
WASHINGTON — On the morning of July 31, Samuel Chu, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and community organizer,...
Aug 27, 2020Trump’s election delay musings are part of anti-democratic playbook
WASHINGTON — The president doesn’t have legal authority to delay or cancel an election. But that won’t stop...
Jul 30, 2020